Dog Teeth

*Meadow* · 09-27-2020, 06:37 AM

When the words leave her mouth and Askan echoes her sentiment, Meadow feels proud of the pair for telling the mean wolf off. However, the way his eyes roll, the panicked moments and retreating steps tell the small healer that this wolf might not be right in the head. Shame slams into her, and her tail shoots between her legs as she remembers that she is supposed to heal those in need, not harm. She watches the way her words seem to alarm and wound the wolf.

Then it happens. His retreating form hits water and he trips, going down on wet stones. Meadow feels a knot in her stomach as the wolf thrashes in the water. A sickening crack resounds in the air and the frantic struggle ends. Horror paints her features as she spies blood floating in the water. Guilt, panic, worry all flood the small healer and, for a brief moment, she thinks she might be sick. However, there is a wolf in need of help with his head is currently under water.

Losing an anxious howl, calling for Resin and/or Tamsyn, Meadow springs out from behind her protector Askan and scrambles into the water. Placing her teeth on his scruff she tugs and yanks, not worrying about further injuring the already wounded wolf, just needing to get him to dry land. But the struggle is futile and after a moment and she quickly gives up the effort. Shaking from adrenaline and shame, the small wolf opts to get his head out of the water.

Moving beside his face, she wedges her small frame under his head, effectively lifting it out of river water. Meadow’s body shakes and shivers and it is not just from the water. The situation plays over and over in her mind, the words exchanged, the anger displayed, the horrible bloody outcome. Eyes look around, not seeing what is before, just the blood in the water and on her fur. His head rests on her and his wound seeps life giving fluid onto her coat.

It feels like ages since the beginning of the exchange and Meadow ponders how it could have all gone so horrible wrong. Lips move and the mantra, “I am sorry. I didn’t mean it. I am sorry. Please wake up.” is soft on the wind. Frame quakes with the fear that she has killed this wolf. So lost in her world of fear and regret is the healer, that she has forgotten about Askan and the howl for help. Meadow is traumatized by this whole, horrible situation and the knowledge that, if she had not been the one to meet him, this might never have happened.

This is all her fault.

"Meadow"

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